Re: DON'T Use This Book!!!

On 2009-01-02, dandelion <Dondi.Barrowclough@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Attention female rec.runners: DON'T use the book 'Women's Complete
Guide To Running" by Jeff & Barbara Galloway. Among the half-baked
advice and idiotic assertions are such gems as:

-how running leads to infertility
-new shoes need to be broken in for weeks before wearing them on a
"real" run
-sun screen isn't necessary for running outdoors

I enjoy thumbing through old books on running because the advice is
often dated & incorrect (and sometimes hilarious...like women can't
run farther than half a mile because our uteri will fall out). But
this was published in 2007! What a bum deal! Glad I got it at the
library so I can return it (and perhaps suggest removal from
circulation)...suggestions for a better replacement, anyone?

If you want something factually accurate, your best bet is something written
by people who are familiar with the science behind it, or at least plenty of
practical training knowledge. These are usually books written by researchers
(e.g. Noakes "Lore of running") or coaches (e.g. Martin & Coe "Better Training
for Distance runners", Bob Glover ("Competitive Runners Handbook"), or people
who've done a bit of both like Jack Daniels ("Daniels Running formula").

Galloway has become a bit of a cult leader. He was quite a runner but as far as
I know isn't recognised as a coach.

Cheers,
--
Elflord
"RRings best troll" -- Mr Billie on rec.running
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